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The pair had planned to marry on January 17, but Nur Diana's father last month sent two text messages to the would-be groom to end the relationship, Muhammad Salleh's lawyer said according to the official news agency Bernama.
"They got engaged based on mutual consent. The plaintiff did not know why his fiancee broke off the engagement," lawyer Ahmad Nazib Johari said.
This is not the first text-message tiff to end up in a Malaysian court.
Three years ago, a senator was fined in an Islamic court for divorcing his wife by sending her a text message and leaving a voicemail on her mobile phone.
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Image of a woman sending a text message, by David Hancock.
"They got engaged based on mutual consent. The plaintiff did not know why his fiancee broke off the engagement," lawyer Ahmad Nazib Johari said.
This is not the first text-message tiff to end up in a Malaysian court.
Three years ago, a senator was fined in an Islamic court for divorcing his wife by sending her a text message and leaving a voicemail on her mobile phone.
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Image of a woman sending a text message, by David Hancock.
